These Easter Main Dish Recipes Will Be the Perfect Centerpiece of Your Holiday Feast (2024)

Easter is a celebration of new beginnings. The symbolic holiday often features colorful dishes that highlight the bounty of fresh ingredients that warmer spring weather brings. While side dishes of asparagus, leeks, peas, and other seasonal vegetables deserve plenty of attention during Easter, the holiday wouldn't be complete without a showstopping entrée. To help you find the recipe that will serve as the centerpiece of your holiday feast, we've gathered our best Easter main dishes here.

Of course, two of the most popular entrées for the holiday are ham and lamb, and this collection features plenty of options for both. While you can certainly go traditional and serve lamb loins or a crown rack of lamb, why not try something new and fresh this year? Our recipe for Lamb Ghouzi, pictured here, seasons lamb shoulder to perfection with a combination of saffron, ginger, garlic, cardamom, and cloves. The meat is served over a bed of basmati rice with roasted potatoes, as well as an arugula salad that's made with clementines, pistachios, and dried currants. It's delicious, colorful, and refreshing—in short, it's everything an Easter entrée should be.

If you're planning a smaller feast, we recommend salmon. It pairs nicely with spring vegetables, like asparagus and radish and is easy to prepare. If fish isn't your style, roast chicken is another great main for a small crowd. We love it nestled over a bed of potatoes and carrots for a simple one-and-done meal that's as easy to make as it is to clean up.

Our collection of impressive entrées will give you plenty of inspiration when it comes to planning your Easter dinner menu.